Rackspace upgrades RackConnect service

San Antonio-based Rackspace Hosting Inc. has announced updates to its RackConnect service, which now offers Cloud and dedicated hosting services in a hybrid environment.

Some of the enhancements to RackConnect include:

1. Configure servers in the cloud to connect to the dedicated environment while being added to load balancers.

2. The ability to manage network security features, which can be automatically applied across the environment.

3. The support of a single firewall for Cloud Servers and private connectivity between customer data centers and the Rackspace Hybrid Hosting environment.

“RackConnect has proven to be a high impact product that is facilitating the adoption of cloud services across the board. We have seen significant growth in the adoption of RackConnect over the past year, particularly for those customers that are existing hybrid customers,” John Engates, chief technology officer at Rackspace, said in a prepared statement.